Surgeon jumps from bridge after divorce from TV personality wife

A top local surgeon and the ex-husband of ABC News’ chief women’s health correspondent killed himself by leaping off the George Washington Bridge, it was reported Sunday. Dr. Robert Ash…

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A Special Prosecutor . . . For What?

So, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself. GreatJust one question: From what?Yes, yes, Sessions is a good and decent man. He is a scrupulous lawyer who cares about his reputation. Thus, in stark contrast to Obama administration attorneys general, he strictly applied — I’d say he hyper-applied — the ethical standard that calls on a lawyer to recuse himself from a matter in which his participation as counsel would create the mere appearance of impropriety. The standard is eminently sensible because the legitimacy of our judicial system depends not only on its actually being on the up and up but on its being perceived as such.If it looks like you’re conflicted, you step aside, period. Simple, right? Well . . .Much as I admire our AG’s virtue (and…

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Cracked iPhone screen help guide: How five repair options stack up

ABC News(NEW YORK) — As millions of Americans damaged their smartphones, the cellphone repair industry reported $4 billion in revenue last yearThere are tons of repair options out there for fixing a cracked screen and ABC News’ Good Morning America teamed up with the technology gadget website, The Wirecutter, to see how some stacked up.We looked at five options for fixing a phone:1. Do-it-yourself kit3. Local repair/”mom and pop” shop4. Mobile repair service that comes to you5. Mall kiosk1. Cost4. Guarantee of workmanshipABC’s Becky Worley had five iPhone 6s with cracked screens and brought one to each repair option without disclosing that she was a reporter from ABC News. The Wirecutter’s senior editor, Dan Frakes, examined all of Worley’s phones to evaluate the fixes.…

ohio.com

Coroner: 13-month-old Ohio girl dies from opioids

DAYTON: Authorities say a 13-month-old Dayton girl died in May from the synthetic drugs carfentanil and fentanyl.

Kemp declared victory Wednesday, even as election officials continued counting thousands of absentee and provisional ballots.

sequimgazette.com

Police blotter — Feb. 15, 2017

The weekly police blotter includes incidents that occurred in the City of Sequim and in unincorporated Clallam County in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley area.

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Former Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokesman indicted for sexual assault of a minor

A former public information officer for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student in an ...

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Coroner identifies man who fell from Myrtle Beach hotel

A man who fell to his death from a Myrtle Beach hotel Wednesday evening has been identified, according to Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden. She said Timothy Bartholomew of Raleigh had a "sudden medical event."

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How buying a used car almost got me killed by an off-duty cop

Former Observer writer Tonya Jameson was putting a license plate on a car she bought near Knoxville. Then, a gun was pointed at her head.

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Religious understanding of transgender issues

The Boy Scouts of America announced on Jan. 30, 2017, that, “Starting today, we will accept and register youth in the Cub and Boy Scout programs based on the…